Responsible reporting of a celebrity suicide

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The death of Robin Williams was on most front pages on Wednesday. Some readers felt our coverage disproportionate which, in a sense, perhaps it was. But as the letters we publish today make clear, there are lessons in this particular story. If someone so prominent, who reportedly had access to years of treatment and help, can still succumb to depression, it is vital to improve the sadly stretched resources available to other sufferers.

There were problems with some of the reporting, as the Samaritans pointed out. “The media,” they said in a statement, “have come a long way over the